World War One Memorial Gates, Memorial Square, Martinborough
The newly-installed Memorial Gates in Memorial Square, Martinborough, about 1925. The South African War memorial is beyond the metal arch.
GPS 41.218 S 175.459 E
Martinborough’s Memorial Square contains the war monuments for the South African War (Boer War), World War One and World War Two.
The World War One Gates are at the Kitchener Street entrance of the square. Two concrete pillars, inscribed with 50 war dead, were connected by a wrought-iron arch. Two shorter pillars flank the arch. Between each pair of pillars were iron gates. (more…)